Senate vote imminent on ‘skinny’ coronavirus relief plan
By
John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2020
Senate lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday on a coronavirus relief measure that could affect the home care field in several ways.
Home care briefs for Wednesday, Sept. 9
Sep 09, 2020
Study sees market and technical barriers as challenge to home care expansion … CMS makes home health tip sheet available … Column addresses plight of home care aides
Here’s the news: There’s no place like home
By
John O'Connor
Sep 09, 2020
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Can senior living breathe new life into struggling commercial real estate?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 13, 2020
Many parking garages, shopping malls and other commercial real estate structures were struggling before COVID-19. The pandemic’s spread has made things that much worse.
Occupancy numbers hit historic lows: NIC
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the second quarter, units in the senior living sector emptied out as never before. Occupancy levels declined by 2.8% to 84.9%, according to the National Investment...
As pressures for live union elections mount, NLRB lays out new protocols
By
John O'Connor
Jul 09, 2020
The National Labor Relations Board has created new measures that its regional agency officials should take when conducting in-person union elections. The notice comes amid pressure from many businesses...
EEOC pilot for mediation and conciliation adds employer perks
By
John O'Connor
Jul 08, 2020
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will try out an adjusted mediation and conciliation program during the second half of 2020. Specifically, the initiative will expand the type of charges that...
Business briefs for Wednesday, July 8
Jul 08, 2020
CMS getting concerned about mounting telehealth charges … Pandemic has wiped out more than 3 million small businesses … Reduced patient volume likely to curb hospital transfers
Financial Stability Board offers advice for LIBOR pains
By
John O'Connor
Jul 07, 2020
The Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board is warning that despite COVID-19 disruptions, market participants should keep working to remove remaining dependencies on the London Interbank Offered Rate...
Narcotics theft alleged in first Medicaid fraud unit case
By
John O'Connor
Apr 20, 2020
Charlotte Kay Reilly, has become the first person to be prosecuted by the North Dakota Medicaid Fraud Unit. She was charged with theft of prescription medication and reckless endangerment.